Words That is Not In Barrons
1.acephalous.....headless
2.adduce.......present as evidence
3.adumbration...foreshadowing, outlining
4.afferent...carrying towards the center
5.afflatus...inspiration
6.affray...public brawl
7.amortization...act of reducing debt thro partial payments
8.andirons...metal supports in a fireplace for cooking utensils
9.apologue...fable, a short allegorical story with a moral
10.apoplexy...sudden loss of consciousness, a stroke
11.arrogate...claim or seize without right, attribute unjustly
12.asseverate...assert solemnly
13.atelier...workshop, studio
14.athwart...across, in opposition
15.auscultation...act of listening to heart/lungs to find abnormalities
16.bagatelle...trifle
17.bassoon...reed instrument of the woodwind family
18.batten...grow fat, thrive upon others
19.benighted...overcame by darkness
20.bete noire...aversion, person/thing strongly disliked
21.bibulous...inclined to drink, affected by alcohol.
22.bilge...where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottomcause to leak( as of vessels), take in water at the bilge
23.billingsgate...vituperation, abusive language
24.blazon...decorate with a heraldic coat of arms.
25.bootless...useless
26.brazier...open pans in which live coals are burned.
27.breviary...book containing daily prayers
28.bruit...tell or spread rumors
29.bumptious...self assertive
30.buskin...thick soled half boot worn by actors of Greek tragedy
31.cadge...ask for and get free; be a parasite
32.calk...a metal cleat on the bottom front of a horseshoe to preventslipping
33.caparison...put showy ornamentation on a horse.
34.carmine...rich red
35.carte blanche...unlimited authority or freedom.
36.caryatid...sculptured column of a female figure.
37.casuistry...subtle/sophisticated reasoning resulting in minute distinction
38.champ...chew noisily
39.chattel...personal property
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